We are a small, but growing, contemporary Baptist church located in El Centro, CA. We are part of the Southern Baptist Convention and hold fast to the standard of the Baptist Faith and Message, while maintaining our autonomy. We are a family oriented and community minded church, and God has blessed us with great facilities in a perfect location for outreach.
El Centro, with a population of about 44,000, is the county seat and commercial hub of the Imperial Valley which is a desert community located along Interstate 8 about a hundred miles east of San Diego. According to the latest figures the average annual household income is $57,000 and the average cost of a home is $293,000.
We are a border community with a predominately Hispanic population, about 85%, so there is a strong Catholic influence. This presents both unique challenges and opportunities for the local church. The average resident here has more conservative values, is family oriented and is willing to talk about God; while at the same time is often, though loosely, tied to the beliefs of the Catholic Church. We also have a substantial portion of the population that speaks Spanish as a first language.
Understanding all of this simply means… the field is ripe for the harvest, and we are an evangelistic minded church. We are looking for a pastor who can take us to the next level with new ideas, new energies, a love for the gospel, a love for people and a love for the local church and its community.
